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Manure spreader floor

tomstractorsandtoys

tomstractorsandtoys

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I went and looked at a nice always shedded John Deere 44 manure spreader. Several of the floor boards are wedged up where the boards meet. I would say they are raised up 1 1/2 to 2 inches. Floor boards are good and solid otherwise. Anyway to fix it without putting in a new floor? I really want the spreader as it is a three beater model and we already have one like it that is getting tired. A dealer has it and the price is plenty high for a bad floor. If the floor was good I would have already bought it. If I removed the floor chain and laid plywood in it with a bunch of weights and parked it for 6 months do you think it would go back down? I could put a new floor in it but that would add a good bit to the price. I would consider passing on it but I have only ever seen about a dozen three beater 44 spreaders in my lifetime and I really like how they spread pen pack manure. Tom
 
Tom,

I'd consider making some relief cuts with a saw, and then drilling some holes in the high spots and putting carriage bolts through the boards to pull the humps down.

You might consider putting a sheet of plastic over the wood floor as well. Freeze up is not much to deal with with the plastic floor. Osseo plastics is a good source.
 
Here are some pics. Tom
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I would just cut a relief like what was mentioned so it will lay down. If you stay with wood you want a hard wood floor with the grain running front to back for easy sliding. The less drag on the apron chain means less strain on the chain and chain drive.
 
What if you ran a 2x6 underneath crosswise, and screwed down through the humps into the 2x6??

And consider the plastic. It works wonders.
 
The BTO I worked for thru high school and college had two #44 spreaders, a 3 beater spreader like that one and other was the single drum style beater. I actually liked the drum style beater better. It seemed to spread more evenly.
The spreaders got cleaned out as completely as possible and parked under roof. Keeping the floors DRY. A coating of waste oil would help the wood floor shed water too.
 
We had a large drum 44 spreader during the late 1960's-early 1970's. Hauled manure out of the free stall barn and some pen manure as well. Prices are extremely high on equipment currently and no doubt the dealer that has the 44 which Tom is looking at is aware of that. If Tom wants it today he most likely will wind up paying the asking price the way it sits.
 
The floor is swelled with water and won't go down until it drys. Relief cuts will help but those will trap dirt and moisture with usage and cause more problems. Sun, dry wind, shedded, concrete blocks pushing down, and time. Used motor oil when cracks begin to appear from dryness.
 
(quoted from post at 08:18:39 03/26/21) The floor is swelled with water and won't go down until it drys. Relief cuts will help but those will trap dirt and moisture with usage and cause more problems. Sun, dry wind, shedded, concrete blocks pushing down, and time. Used motor oil when cracks begin to appear from dryness.
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The relief cuts if done properly will close up tight when the board is drawn down with the carriage bolts.
 
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